Table 1. - Frequency of isolated multiresistant bacteria in clinical samples from patients with and without cirrhosis.
| Bacteria | With cirrhosis | Without cirrhosis | ||
| Total n | MR n (%) | Total n | MR n (%) | |
| Gram-positive † | ||||
| S. aureus | 61 | 29 (16.7) | 469 | 211 (11.8) |
| Enterococcus sp. | 43 | 1 (0.6) | 169 | 5 (0.4) |
| S. viridans | 18 | 1 (0.6) | 50 | 1 (<0.1) |
| Other Gram-positive bacteria | 31 | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| E. faecium | 10 | 7 (4.0) | 56 | 46 (2.6) |
| E. faecalis | 8 | 0 | 59 | 3 (0.2) |
| Gram-negative | ||||
| Enterobacteria | ||||
| E. coli | 153 | 70 (40.2) | 992 | 553 (31.0) |
| K. pneumoniae | 53 | 28 (16.1) | 434 | 201 (11.3) |
| Enterobacter sp. | 22 | 9 (5.2) | 266 | 119 (6.7) |
| Other enterobacteria | 9 | 0 | 99 | 22 (1.2) |
| Proteus sp. | 8 | 3 (1.7) | 143 | 26 (1.4) |
| Serratia sp. | 4 | 1 (0.6) | 128 | 18 (1.0) |
| K. oxytoca | 0 | 0 | 52 | 21 (1.2) |
| Nonfermenting Gram-negative Bacilli | ||||
| P. aeruginosa | 12 | 7 (4.0) | 482 | 219 (12.3) |
| Acinetobacter sp. | 12 | 10 (5.7) | 253 | 238 (13.3) |
| Other Nonfermenting Gram-negative Bacilli | 11 | 1 (0.6) | 115 | 52 (2.9) |
| S. maltophilia | 4 | 4 (2.3) | 44 | 44 (2.5) |
| A. xylosoxidans | 3 | 3 (1.7) | 4 | 4 (0.2) |
| Other Gram-negative Bacteria | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Total of evaluated bacteria | 464 | 174 (100) | 4,041 | 1,783 (100) |
Data are presented as the number of samples obtained by direct counting (percentage). MR: multiresistant. † Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp. isolates were excluded. by the total number of isolates. ESBL: extended spectrum beta-lactamases.